Hinge for continuous sashes.



T. H'. KANE.

HINGE FOR CONTINUOUS sAsHEs.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26. 19H.

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HINGE FOR CONTINUOUS SASJEES.

Specication of ltetters Patent.

Patented @l une l, tht

application tiled November 26, 191'?. Serial No. aowa.

To all whome't may concern."

lBe it known that LTHOMAs ll. KANE, .a citizen of thelUnited States, andresiding at Youngstown, in theV county of Mahoning and State of Ubic,have invented new and lmproved Hinges for-Continuous Sashes, of whichthe following vis a specification.

This invention relates to continuous window sashes which are supportedalong their upper edges so that they can be swung out for urposes ofventilation, and particularly to t e supporting devices for such sashes,and its object is to provide hinges for sashes of this character whichwill be simple in construction, rigid and practically indestructible,and which will substantially prevent the passage of rain between thecasing and sash.

a seat or bearing, and a down-turned Harige dll @lll

on and parallel to the upper edge of the sash and extending into saidseat or bearing so that the weight of the sash may be carried by thesupporting member.

Tn the accompanying drawing, lBigure 1 is a perspective of -aSky-lightprovided with a sashsupported by m improved hinge. llig. 2 isaperspective o details of the sash structure. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveshowing a clip to hold glass in position on. a vertical member of thesash. lFig. 4l is a vertical sectionA of sash supporting means.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

The sash shown in the drawing of this application may be supported atsubstantially any desired inclination and may be of substantially `anydesired construction. v The bottom member of the sash is a rolled barconsisting ofthe parts .1, 2," 3, 4l and.5, the angles between the parts1 and 2, 2 and 3, and 3 and '4l each being of ninety degrees. The freeedge ofthe part 5 extends inwardly from the parta so as to engage theouter face of the window sill 6. The edge may be bent to form a closefit along the entire length of the sill after thev sash is in position.

The upright members are shown to be angle bars at the ends of the sashand T bars intermediate the ends. The angle bars have legs 7 parallel tothe plane of the sash against which the window panes are held, and thelegs 8 at right angles to this plane. The 'l' bars have webs 9 andHanges 10. The outer faces of these flanges and of the legs 7 and of thepart 2 of the lower bar are in the same plane.

The top member of the sash is a channel bar having a web 12 and anges 13and 14. Theinner face of the dange 13 is dush with the outer face of thedanges 10 and legs 7, and serves to support the upper edges of the panesfl.. The upright and longitudinal members of the sash may be secured toigether in any desired manner, welding by means of the electric arc orblow-pipe preferred. The flange 14C constitutes a pivot for the sash andextends parallel to the plane of the sash.

The supporting member for the sash comprises a body portion 15 andupturned edge 16 forming a rounded seat or bearing for the pivot edgelof the Harige 14e of the top bar of the sash. This supporting member maybe secured to the upper member or lintel 17 of the window casing in anydesired manner, the lintel in this case being an anglev bar. Thesupporting member and the longitudinal pivot 14 resting thereon are soproportioned that continuous and substantially air-tight contact is hadbetween them. The sash may be made continuous for lengths of severalhundred feet or more, and may be swung out at any desired angle.lEntrance of rain or snow is impossible between the pivot and its seatat all times.

The panes A of glass may be held in position by any desired means, clips19 and 2U and putty 21 being indicated. fter the sash has beenpositioned, small stay-clips 22 are secured to the upright members ofthe sash in such a manner as to contact with the outer face of the bendin the supporting member'and thus prevent the pivot of the sash frommoving up od' its seat under any circumstances.

f The proportions of the parts and the details of construction of thewindow casing and sash may be varied by those skilled 1n the art to meetthe various requirements of builders without departing from the splritof my invention as set forth in the following claims.

T claim:

1. The lcombination of a window sash llll Thil

vi edge of thel sash, and a supporting memberA upper edge to constitutea pivot for the Sash, and a supporting member for the sash having abearing for the pivot constituted by an upturned lip to position theange on the sash.

2.,l rlhe combination of a window .sash whose uppermember comprises alaterally projecting web and a downwardly extend ing ange at Athe outeredge of the web conn stituting a longitudinal pivot, and alongitudinally extending bearing member to rel ceive said flange tosupport the sashev 3. The combination of a window sash. and

"aA longitudinal pivot secured thereto parallel tothe plane of the sashand along the upper for said sash connected to the Window casing alongthe upper transverse member thereof and constituting a longitudinalbearing -or said pivot whereon said sash may swing., Y 4. Thecombination of a window sash 'I having a channel bar as its upperlongitudineeaeee nal member, one flange of said bar constituting thepivot for the sash, and an angle bar rigidly supported along the top ofthe window opening to constitute a longitudinal bearing for said pivotand whereon said sash may swing.,

v 5. `rThe combination of a window sash comprising upper and lowerlongitudinal members and transverse members connecting them, the uppermember consisting of a channel bar having a down-turned flangeconstituting the pivot for the sash, an angle bar rigidly supportedalong the top of the window opening and. provided with an upturnedportion to constitute a longitudinal bearing for said pivot and whereonsaid sash may swing, and projections secured to the transverse membersof the sash near said pivot and adapted to engage the bearing to preventthe pivot from being lifted out of the bearings THGMAS H. KANE,

